Donna M. Perry, a staff writer for the Lewiston (ME) Sun Journal writes on Thursday 25 January 2007 ("Wind Project Suffers Blow") about the LURC vote rejecting the propsals to build wind turbines on the Redington ridge in northern Franklin County, Maine.
Down in the middle of the well-written article, Perry writes: "Pam Underhill of the National Park Service asked the commission to not be responsible for desecration of the Appalachian Trail, a gift to the people, and the legacy it intended. The park service objected to the proximity of the Redington project to the Appalachian Trail and the resulting scenic impact. The wind farm would be located 1.1 miles from the trail at the closest point. The land would be rezoned from a protected mountain area subdistrict, which is land above 2,700 feet in elevation, to planned development."
Perry also points out that the project could come back again after some revisions to the plans.
Friday, January 26, 2007
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